What color is #E2BA9E?

#E2BA9E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2BA9E?

The RGB value is 226, 186, 158: 226 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BA9E?

The complementary color is #9EC6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BA9E color

#E2BA9E rgb(226, 186, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E2BA9E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 72.9% green and 62% blue (226, 186, 158).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 54% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 30% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fabulous Fawn (#E5C1A3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#E2BA9E color codes

HEX	`#E2BA9E`
RGB	`rgb(226, 186, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 72.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 54%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 30%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 30%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, 10.35, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 22.16, 62.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.095, 53.758, 39.815)`
Decimal	`14858910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BA9E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E2BA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E2BA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ba9e; }
.text { color: #e2ba9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ba9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 186 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ba9e, #e2dc9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E2BA9E?: #E2BA9E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fabulous Fawn. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2BA9E?: The RGB value is 226, 186, 158: 226 red, 186 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BA9E?: The complementary color is #9EC6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.